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Hailey Buckentin and Addilyn Seep are two of the longest serving education interns at the new UWSP Olson Museum of Natural History. Starting together in 2024, they worked on organization projects for the first rooms in the new location under the direction of Outreach Specialist Brigid Ferkett. Seep had never seen the museum’s collections before […]

Nearly six years after earning her degree in actuarial mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Assistant Professor Ashley Peper has returned to her alma mater to co-teach alongside then take the reins from a former professor. Peper, who joined the UW-Stevens Point Department of Computing and New Media Technologies ahead of the fall 2025 semester, will […]

A professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is showing his students that they don’t have to go farther than Central Wisconsin to find opportunities to grow as filmmakers.   Kevin Obsatz, an assistant professor of media studies who recently won a Midwest Emmy-Award, is translating his experience into his work as an instructor and mentor.  Obsatz came to UW-Stevens Point in 2021 after several years […]

A faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is working to expand student perspectives in geography and mapping and expose them to career opportunities with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a modern-day digital system that links information to maps. Doug Miskowiak, chair of UW-Stevens Point’s Department of Geography and Geology and program director for the […]

If you find yourself in the Noel Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, you may see a new face in the front office. In July, Stuart Benkert joined the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC), bringing a fresh perspective as a former K-12 music educator and champion of student success in […]

Students in the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point’s School of Design and Communication recently engaged in a collaborative woodworking project that merged design with practical application. Over the course of a four-week summer session of Art 398: Special Topics in Furniture and Woodworking, the class produced thirteen benches for the Tomorrow River Community Charter School’s second-grade […]

At the Aber Suzuki Center (ASC) and American Suzuki Institute (ASI) housed at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, music is a language, and the tradition of a nurturing environment to learn that language is maintained due to years of dedication from longtime Suzuki educator Anne Marie Novak The Suzuki method is a style of music […]

Stephanie Cook graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday, May 17, as a fifth-generation Pointer.  Earning a Master of Science in Education as well as her teaching certification, Cook is following in the footsteps of her father, Perry Cook ’83, a UW-Stevens Point professor of education and director of the university’s Harju Center […]

Teaching in a time of advancing digital technologies presents complex and unknown challenges in K-12 classrooms. While artificial intelligence (AI) will likely contribute to certain efficiencies across various industries, educators specifically look to balance how to incorporate those benefits while addressing the evolving landscape of digital literacy and academic integrity. Assistant Professor of Educational Technology […]

A space at the nearby Stevens Point Area YMCA serves as a community physical therapy clinic, offering free consultations and services for the public and hands-on experience for students within the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. The graduate students work at the UW-Stevens Point Physical Therapy Clinic as part of […]

A collaborative research project that has University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students and faculty and a UW-Madison faculty investigating how to remove industrial toxins from soil will be among those featured at the state Capitol building in Madison next month. “I just find the topic really fascinating,” said senior biochemistry major Danielle Singkofer, Wausau, of the […]

As technological innovations take hold across various industries, educators are often tasked with preparing students to enter a new and unfamiliar world. Associate Professor of Media Studies Cary Elza is taking this plunge, working to prepare her students to adapt to these innovations and stand out from the pack instead of fearing the unknown. This semester […]